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Funeral Mass Held For Catholic Priest, Student Killed In Tulsa Wreck

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Farther Jorge Alvardo (left) and Stanley Kariuki. Photo courtesy Diocese of Tulsa. Farther Jorge Alvardo (left) and Stanley Kariuki. Photo courtesy Diocese of Tulsa.
The two men were pronounced dead at the scene of a wreck on August 21. The two men were pronounced dead at the scene of a wreck on August 21.

Dee Duren, NewsOn6.com

TULSA, Oklahoma -- Funeral services for a Catholic priest and a seminary student killed in a Tulsa car wreck earlier this month were held Tuesday, August 30, 2011.

Father Jorge Alvardo and Stanley Kariuki died Sunday, August 21, 2011 when their car was hit by a woman police say was fleeing from gunshots in north Tulsa.

8/22/2011 Related Story: Shootout May Have Led To Death Of Tulsa Priest, Seminary Student

Alvardo had been ordained six weeks before his death, according to the Diocese of Tulsa.  He was a native of Mexico who served as an associate pastor at Sts. Peter and Paul Parish in Tulsa.

Kariuki, a native of Kenya, began studying at the Diocese of Tulsa in May.

Both men were 32.

A Funeral Mass was celebrated at 10 a.m. at Holy Family Cathedral at 8th and Boulder.

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